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[ad_1] SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son now believes that 15 of the startups in his company’s Vision Fund portfolio will go bankrupt – though he still thinks the VC mega-fund can make a positive return. As part of its AI and robotics-focused mandate, the Japanese tech company’s Vision Fund has invested in several agrifood businesses worldwide. […]
[ad_1] IN an effort to boost food production in the state, a Dutch firm, Terra Agricultural Support Company will be supporting maize and Soya beans farmers in Ekiti State with N3.5 billion in the current planting season. This was disclosed in Ado Ekiti by the Managing Director of the company, Mr Reye Haveman, at […]
[ad_1] One hundred constituents from Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, have benefited from Agro-Commodity Guides training organised by the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr. Ajibola Muraina. The beneficiaries, who were given extensive training on guides on exporting several agricultural commodities, described the first-of-its kind training in the constituency as unique, […]
[ad_1] UPDATED April 26, 22:50 EST, with comments from investors and DeHaat’s CEO on the funding and Covid-19’s impact. Indian ag marketplace DeHaat has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India. Netherlands development bank FMO also participated in the round, alongside existing investors Omnivore and AgFunder (disclosure: AgFunder is […]
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered distribution of 150 truckloads of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the federation. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of […]
[ad_1] Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent – known collectively by the acronym BAT – pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the agrifood vertical last year, according to AgFunder’s China AgriFood Startup Investing Report 2019, published with Bits x Bites. Between them, they invested in agrifood startup funding rounds worth just over $640 million during 2019. […]
[ad_1] AKURE— RESIDENTS of Arimogija community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, yesterday, raised an alarm of how a helicopter supplied weapons to herdsmen to unleash terror on them. The helicopter was alleged to have landed in the bush where the weapons were said to have been supplied to the herdsmen. A rice farmer, […]
[ad_1] The dwindling demand for and subsequent fall in the prices of crude oil due to the global upsurge of the coronavirus pandemic drove down international prices for major food commodities, a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation Food Price Index (FFPI) of the United Nations, has said. The index measures, monitors and […]
[ad_1] Agricultural professionals have warned the Federal Government and state to avert food crisis in 2021 by making inputs, enabling environment and credit facilities, among others, available to farmers now. It is time for clearing, stump removal, ploughing, harrowing and ridging of farmland in predominantly rain-fed agriculture (which takes about 98 per cent of agriculture […]
[ad_1] National Strategic Grains Reserve Complex, located along Iwo Road, Ibadan, in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, has become the shadow of itself. For years now, the reserve complex has not been in operation. About two years ago, when The Guardian visited the place, it looked deserted. But now, no one is allowed to […]
[ad_1] Scottish fruit farmers have solved a recruitment crisis which could have resulted in this year’s harvest of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries being destroyed. Several thousand people, including students and restaurant and bar workers laid off due the coronavirus outbreak, have taken low-paid fruit-picking jobs in Tayside and Fife normally done by seasonal workers from […]
[ad_1] Jakarta-based social commerce startup Chilibeli has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Alto Partners, Golden Gate Ventures, Kinesys Group, and Sequoia Capital’s Surge accelerator also participated in the round. Chilibeli is a group-buying network that aims to connect farmers and suppliers directly to consumers. To achieve this, it […]
[ad_1] To assuage the pains of lockdown arising from the need to stem the tide of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, has commenced the distribution of no fewer than twelve thousand pieces of hand sanitisers to residents across the twenty-three local governments of Sokoto State. The Special Assistant to Senator Wamakko on Youths […]
[ad_1] Palpable tension enveloped Arimogija, in Ose council area of Ondo state weekend over alleged supply of weapons by a helicopter to herdsmen to unleash terror on the residents of the community The helicopter was alleged to have landed in the bush where the weapons were said to have been supplied to the herdsmen. Recall […]
[ad_1] Scientists are making progress to expand the prediction coverage of AKILIMO to five regions in Tanzania and nine states in Nigeria. Once completed, farmers in the regions will have access to site-specific recommendations on agronomic practices in cassava farming systems. Developed by the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of IITA and partners from the […]